Hurmala ibn Kahil was an archer at the Umayyad side at the Battle of Karbala. He was the killer of Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn, the great-grandchild of Muhammad, on 10 October, 61 AH (680 CE).
When Imam Al-Husayn had lost all hope against the enemy at the Battle of Karbala, he came out riding on a horse and asked for water for his six months old child Ali al-Asghar who was dying of thirst. Hurmala sent a three-headed arrow flying into the little child's throat.
He was later captured and killed by the forces of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi. Mukhtar attack knife on neck of hurmala and kill him.
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References
- Mohammed Raza Dungersi (2012). A Brief Biography of Imam Husayn (a.s.). Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania. pp. 27–44. ISBN 978-9976956856.